Garden strawflower seeds - grow colourful cut and dried flowers yourself
Garden strawflowers are among the most expressive summer flowers for sunny beds and colourful bouquets. Their firm, papery, rustling flower heads shine, depending on the variety, in yellow, orange, red, pink, violet or white and retain their shape and colour for an amazingly long time even after drying.
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The Australian garden strawflower Xerochrysum bracteatum is an easy-to-grow summer flower, usually cultivated as an annual, with a long flowering period. From compact varieties for planters to tall cut flower varieties, it offers numerous possibilities for beds, balconies and floristry. In warm, sunny locations in particular, it develops strong plants and many long-lasting flowers.
Botanically, the striking “petals” consist of firm, papery bracts. They surround numerous small tubular flowers inside the flower head and are the reason why garden strawflowers retain their typical shape when dried. Anyone growing garden strawflowers from seed can therefore enjoy not only a long summer bloom, but also harvest flowers for dried bouquets, wreaths and floral decorations.
